The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-12

ton that will sustain the claim that there
was vacancy in the Lieutenant governors
Office Senator Davis disturbed the Democrat
ic Senator's equanirnity when he asked, DID
not Democratic Acknowledgment construe the
Constitution and tho statutes as meaning there
was vacancy2 Did not Democratic Govern
or, one of the shrewdest politicians in your
party. act TN that opinion, and did not the Dem
ocratic party, including yourself, who was a
candidate for Lieutenant governor, accept this
opinion by making nomination and canvass.
and going into an election for the office!
'sHords dic'um,' replied Senator Mcdonald rs
no moro to me than that of his friend from Elk
hart received fifty or mora letters asking me
to be candidate, but always held ths opinion
that there was no vacancy" Senator brakes
assertion that he admitted the Democrats had
assumed great and dangerous powers when they
undertook to nullify the action of 500 900 people
in electing Lieutenant-go governor, caused the
feathers of the opposition to droop II admit,
he continued that you mean one thing before
an election and another after. What power has
n court this tribunal, or what power
can 1t exercise in sending a sheriff
here to beat down the doors Of this chamber to
carry out an act over which IL has no controla'
Senator Mcdonald regarded this as terming the
Democratic Senators usurpers. He was sensi-
tive over the allusion, and wanted the Senator
called TO order. The Jennings county Senator,
the alleged presiding officer, remarked: "The
Senator will please confine his argument within
the rules OF the Senate. So far as am con-
| said about my position" Senator French, from
| Posey, had his part to play in the Democratic
| programme and deprecated violence. and was
extremely DESTROYS OF having court called in, but
after all he was willing to fight it out if it took
| all winter
Senator Winter arose, on n point Of order,
! stating that the Clerk of the House was waiting
| for admission with message from the House.
HE win be kept waiting replied the Jennings
county Senator, the alleged presiding officer,
until this debate Is through" Senator Marshal
| threw hot shot into The ranks Of the usurpsrs.
| He says but little and yet that little
comes with the force of shot from columbiad.
The Knocking at the outer doors was kept up.
| when the Jennings county Senator, the alleged
| presiding officer, for the first time during the
morning. showed his slngging rropensties with
| all possible viciousness OF purpose. door
| keeper, he shouted, ''see who is knocking al
| that door. If he is proper person TO admit
| admit him; If not keep him away from the
| door Senator Marshal continued his scathne
| description OF Democratic tactics. and when In
| reference to the joint convention he said
Nineteen Senators were there. nineteen who
reflected the will of the people of Indiana. The
| responsibility of this trouble does not rest upon
| them. They did their duty in obeying to the
letter and in the spirit the Constitution and
| laws" An emphatic round of applause from the
| galleries attended this This manifestation oil
the peoples approval aggravated the Democrats,
! and Senator Weir, with his face paling under
angry emotion, arose and said If the applause oc
| galleries At this the Democratic specta
| tors in that part of the chamber. handful OF
them, applauded Senator Weir did not make
! his motion to clear the galleries, bat repeated
his purpose to do 80 if there any more of it,
The Senator from Jennings, the alleged presid
ing officer, assumed the pressure and ordered
! the Door-keeper to use all the force he required
| in keeping order. Senator Marshal resumed anG
| referred, in truth-teling Anglo-Saxon, Il
| what an excess of right powerful majority hai
gone Senator Campbell, width his character
istic frankness, recalled the promises young ant
lubilant Dem ocrats last session made in regarG
to the perpetual power the people had giver
| their party. He their seats occupied by
| Republicans. 1t was the Infamous gerryman
| der that brought them to grief. This reference
also caused objections by the Democrats. upor
which the Senator from Jennings, the allece;
presiding officer called the Senator to order
Senator johnson made an exhaustive speech
and during its progress he yielded the floor 70
n motion to adjourn. But before this was effect
| ed the committees were read.